Montauban’s Famous Figures

Famous people of Montauban

The Montauban audio-guided tour presents you with some of the great figures who walked the cobbles of the city before you and marked the history of France as well as that of their native city.

Ingres, Bourdelle, Roda-Gil and Olympe de Gouges

In the artistic field shine the names of the painter Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres, whose passion for the violin gave rise to the expression "to have a violon d'Ingres", and of the sculptor Antoine Bourdelle. One also distinguishes the lyricist Étienne Roda-Gil, author of hundreds of hit songs. Finally, Marie Gouze, known as Olympe de Gouges, author and revolutionary heroine committed to the abolition of slavery and the equality of the sexes, signed in 1791 the Declaration of the Rights of Woman and of the Female Citizen; her commitment cost her her life in 1793, guillotined in Paris.

What there is to see

The memory of these great figures can be read throughout the city: street names, Olympe-de-Gouges theatre, Ingres-Bourdelle museum, works scattered in the streets. To follow in their footsteps is to discover Montauban in another way, through those who made it famous. It is a fine way to link the built heritage to the memory of the men and women who shaped it.

Practical information

The places linked to the famous people of Montauban can be discovered throughout the visit of Montauban: Ingres-Bourdelle museum, Olympe-de-Gouges theatre, streets and statues. These sites can be visited or contemplated according to their own hours and conditions, to be checked on site.

Who was Olympe de Gouges?

An author and revolutionary heroine born in Montauban, committed to the abolition of slavery and the equality of the sexes, author of the Declaration of the Rights of Woman and of the Female Citizen.

What famous artists were born in Montauban?

The painter Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres and the sculptor Antoine Bourdelle, two great figures of French art.